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This is a near complete but empty and inert totally rare Japanese late war, emergency production rifle grenade which has been crudely made with basic steel case with a screw in base.
The case is missing its wood or bakelite-style plug with hole for the fuse at one end. And its small plug at the other. The grenade has none of its original black paintwork or original colouring. The steel case is pitted but solid, with no rust-through holes, and has been carefully cleaned. In nice relic condition but has corroded slightly but it is sturdy, not friable, and ideal for display or any militaria collection. The rifle grenade was recovered in the 1980's and has been in a private collection ever since it was originally found in an old Japanese defensive position on the island of Guam from the 1944 battle in the Pacific. It comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with many pictures and map.
The Battle of Guam (21 July – 10 August 1944) was the successful American amphibious campaign to recapture the island of Guam from the Empire of Japan. Guam had been a prewar US territory since 1898 but was captured by the Japanese in December 1941. The 21-day battle was a key pillar of Operation Forager during the wider Pacific campaign of World War II.
This is a very rare fantastic condition German MP40 machine gun barrel which is battle damaged the barrel has blown off the rest of the gun which is rare to find from the battlefield. The barrel section is rusty but pretty much complete but is de activated by condition and is welded inside as well. The barrel is very solid it even has some original black paintwork remains and in nice relic condition. A highly recognizable relic, it has been nicely cleaned and is ideal for display or as part of any collection.
The barrel was recovered from German MP40 machine gun barrel section that was recovered from the Bastogne perimeter of 1944 during the battle of Bulge.
The barrel comes with 2x A5 laminated information cards with map and many pictures.
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This is a steel made with brass wash lovely condition which has been turned in to trench art a German 75mm KWK40 shell case which is fired by a Panzer 4 Tank the work horse and most made tank in the German Army.
This case is pretty much undamaged with no real discolour only on the bottom but the case has been over painted in gold paint so it hides any real discolour or damage. The case is in lovely clean condition with neck is undamaged but does have a few holes drilled in for the trench art. The case is complete on the bottom with most of its original markings and is dated 1942 and including the eagle. The case could be cleaned more to get the paint of if wanted to the inside of the case is its lovely original colour, this case is perfect for display and a rare one for the collection.
The case was found on an outside fair at Caen in Normandy in the early 2000’s and is a fantastic condition relic from the Normandy battlefield of the summer of 1944.The case comes with 2 x A5 laminated information cards with close up pictures of the base and many other pictures.
This is a steel made German 75mm KWK40 shell case which is fired by a Panzer 4 Tank the work horse and most made tank in the German Army.
The case is in relic but solid condition it has none of its maker markings that can be seen on the bottom it has some rust holes and damage but retains its famous shape it has been very well cleaned it is perfect to display or any collection and is empty and inert. The shell case was recovered rom Suhaya Mechetka Ravine in Stalingrad which was heavily fought over during battle in the Russian City of 1942-1943.The shell case comes with 2 x A5 laminated information cards with map and many pictures..
The clash at the Sukhaya Mechetka Ravine on August 23–24, 1942, was a desperate Soviet delaying action that successfully blocked the German 16th Panzer Division from capturing the vital Stalingrad Tractor Factory and seizing the Volga River banks. Having rapidly outpaced their own infantry support across the open steppe, General Hans-Valentin Hube's tanks arrived at the northern rim of the steep, natural gully, only to face an improvised defensive line consisting of the 1077th Anti-Aircraft Regiment—uniquely manned by young female volunteers—alongside elements of the 10th NKVD Rifle Division and civilian factory worker militias. Lacking proper infantry protection and standard armor-piercing ammunition, the women lowered their high-velocity anti-aircraft guns to fire directly into the oncoming panzers, while factory laborers drove newly assembled, unpainted T-34 tanks straight off the assembly lines and directly into the battle lines. This fierce, unexpected resistance shredded German transport vehicles, forced the enemy tanks to take cover inside the ravine, and successfully blunted the German advance; though many of the Soviet gun positions were eventually overrun and destroyed, the stand at the Sukhaya Mechetka bought the Soviet High Command the critical hours needed to ferry regular reinforcements across the river and secure the northern sector of the city.
This is a blown apart structure section from a Soviet T-34-76 tank that was hit and blown apart. The structure section which is 8 inches long and 5 inches wide and looks like a structure point or joint of some sort with rivet attached and lots of original green paintwork remains which is very clear to see and is in relic but solid condition. It is rusty but has no holes or significant damage and has been carefully cleaned, making it ideal for display or any military collection. The structure section was recovered from the site of destroyed tank of 5th Guards Army it was recovered in the area of the Psel River, south of Kursk on the Voronezh front. This area was defended by them against the German 2nd SS Panzer corps during the battle part of Operation Citadel the German Kursk offensive in July-August 1943 in Russia.The structure part comes with 2x A5 laminated information cards with a map.
The Voronezh Front a military formation equivalent to an Army group. The name indicated the primary geographical region in which the front first fought, based on the town of Voronezh on the Don River. The front was established at the end of June 1942 when the German 6th Army reached Voronezh during the early stages of Operation Blau. The Voronezh Front participated in the battle of Voronezh, the defensive operations on the approaches to Stalingrad, and in the December 1942 , the follow-on to the encirclement of German 6th Army at Stalingrad. In the battle of Kursk in July- August 1943, the front operated on the southern shoulder, during which it commanded the Battle of Prokhorovka its self on the Soviet side.
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This is a totally rare German JG 26 schlageter [fighter squadron] vehicle pennant which is dated 1942 and with maker stamp as well all partly clear to see
The pennant still has its eagle and JG26 marking on each side again mostly clear to see, the pennant is very dirty and discoloured and with some damage from being buried at some point and later recovered but overall it is in very solid condition and has been carefully cleaned. The pennant still retains some original colours and is still perfect for display or any collection not braking up or falling apart and is 21 inches long by 11 inches wide at the wide point.
The pennant was found on a flea market in Flensburg there location of there final base in 1945.The time spent by Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG 26) "Schlageter" at Flensburg Airfield lasted just five chaotic days, from May 3 to May 8, 1945. Despite the brief timeframe, their presence marked a significant and dramatic chapter in the final dissolution of the Luftwaffe
By May 1945, JG 26 was a fragment of its former self. Pushed out of airfield after airfield by the rapid British advance across northwest Germany, the wing's remaining Focke-Wulf Fw 190D "Dora" fighters landed at Flensburg. The airfield was packed with hundreds of retreating German aircraft, personnel, and members of the newly formed Flensburg Government. Fuel was so desperately scarce that routine operations were impossible, and many aircraft had to be towed into hiding places around the airfield perimeter using horses or manual labor to save petrol
Even on the day of their arrival, May 3, 1945, the war was not entirely over for some pilots. Elements of the wing flew their very last combat missions of World War II from Flensburg. Elite pilots, including highly decorated aces, engaged in final, hopeless dogfights against Royal Air Force (RAF) Hawker Tempests scouring northern Germany.